Draft:Eli Lives in Israel
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| Author | Leah Goldberg |
|---|---|
| Original title | Eli bor i Israel |
| Illustrator | Anna Riwkin-Brick |
| Language | Swedish |
| Series | Children's Everywhere |
| Publisher | Rabén & Sjögren |
Publication date | 1964 |
| Preceded by | Dirk Lives in Holland |
| Followed by | Randi Lives in Norway |
Eli Lives in Israel (original title: Eli bor i Israel) is a book by Israeli writer Leah Goldberg,[1] with photos by Swedish photographer Anna Riwkin-Brick. In 1964 the book was published by Rabén & Sjögren.[2][3]
Plot
[edit]Kibbutz Revivim is located in the heart of the desert of Israel. Although the kibbutz is new in the ancient land of Israel, the children are neither new nor ancient — they are simply children. The story follows three children: Eli (originally Eyal), Shaul, and Anat.[4][5]
Overview
[edit]In April 1962, Leah Goldberg, photographer Anna Riwkin-Brick, and her assistant Stella Moore traveled to Kibbutz Revivim in the Negev Desert. During their visit, they toured the kibbutz as well as the ancient sites of Shivta and Avdat. Riwkin-Brick took hundreds of photographs for the book, while Leah Goldberg wrote the accompanying text.[6]
Eli Lives in Israel was first published in 1964. It was released as Eli bor i Israel by the Swedish publisher Rabén & Sjögren. It is the ninth of a total of 19 children's books from the Children's Everywhere series.[7]
The book has been translated into other languages, such as German, English. In Israel, the series Children's Everywhere was a great success. Eli Lives in Israel was published under the name "Advanture in the desert" and Goldberg wrote the story.
In her movie "Where Is Elle Kari and What Happened to Noriko-san?", director Dvorit Shargal meets the 3 children. The children featured in the story are Shaul Rahabi (the grandson of Golda Meir), Eyal Ben-Levi, and Anat Duvdevani.[4]
Editions
[edit]- Eli bor i Israel, Rabén & Sjögren, 1964, Swedish edition[8]
- Eli Lives in Israel, Methuen, 1965, British edition
- Eli Lives in Israel, The Macmillan Company, 1966, US-American edition
- Eli aus Israel, Oetinger Verlag, 1966, German edition
- הרפתקה במדבר Hapoalim, 1966, Hebrew edition
References
[edit]- ^ "Goldberg, Lea (1911–1970) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ^ "הרפתקה במדבר | לאה גולדברג". www.kibutz-poalim.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ^ "Israel. Ur serien Eli bor i Israel". sis.modernamuseet.se. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ^ a b https://library.osu.edu/projects/hebrew-lexicon/02000-files/02000228.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Riwkin-Brick, Anna (1964). Eli lives in Israel (1st ed.). United States: Macmillan.
- ^ נאור, עמית (2020-10-26). "מהונולולו ועד לפלנד: מסע מסביב לעולם עם צלמת אחת מופלאה". הספרנים (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ^ Derimian, Ilanit Ben-Dor (2023-08-29). "The Expression of Israeli Southern Periphery's Voices Through the Symbolism of Domestic versus Wild Animal". Quest. Issues in Contemporary Jewish History. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ^ "Israel. Ur serien Eli bor i Israel". sis.modernamuseet.se. Retrieved 2025-04-28.